I worry you guys are going to get so sick of my bragging. Solid wood dresser, beat up pretty badly but super sturdy. $15. I think I have a Craigslist angel. This was actually a total accidental bit of serendipity.…
The unveiling of Round 1
First of all, I feel compelled to apologize for the photos. Looking back through old pictures, it looks like it took me a solid year to figure out how to take pictures in the last house, and even then it…
The neverending move
As much fun as I had at MaxFunCon, and I had a ton and do not regret it one iota, it has made this move last forever. I’ve still got boxes in the livingroom, the silverware that got left behind…
One room down.
Because I am a maniac, I really hoped we could get completely moved in before we left on this long awaited little vacation. I thought it would just be so nice and tidy to come back after this trip to…
The streak continues
Before I moved, my friend Stacey and I had a conversation about how my Craigslist karma was going to end by leaving San Diego. It’s true, Modesto is not exactly a bastion of midcentury interior design, but I was confident…
Textured Canvas
In all my home improvement and decor projects, the one area I’ve been seriously neglecting is all my naked walls. I have some ideas for them, but they have been pushed down to the bottom of the priority list over…
2010 Year of Pleasures #12
I totally poached this little sculpture from my inlaw’s house. Well, I couldn’t bring myself to outright swipe it, so I really just wandered around their house for a day saying, “Wow, I sure do like this sculpture! It was…
Decorated Door
Before: After: AHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhh. It feels SO good to get that project done. I don’t know why this one bothered me so dang much. I guess because it was so in my face all the time, but that dang door just…
Continued Goodwill Luck…..Sorta
I have been searching and searching for the right something to hang in this one spot in the kitchen. I have some ideas for projects, so I was really hoping to find some decent frames, but all the new ones…
2010 Year of Pleasures #11
I’ve been going through the house and trying to eliminate one unsightly mess at a time. For a whole $5 I bought this little hook system at Target, hung it up on the wall, and all of a sudden the…